Football Recap: La Vega Pirates vs. Silsbee Tigers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Vega had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Silsbee Tigers 49-21. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won nine matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Bryson Roland, who rushed for 280 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 280 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
La Vega's defense stepped up as well, laying out Michael Moshier. three times. Warren Richardson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. He has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
La Vega was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Silsbee took the loss, they still got scores from Jacaleb Johnson, Moshier, and Gary Farr.
The win (which was La Vega's eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.2 points. As for Silsbee, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4.
La Vega is taking a road trip to square off against Sealy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Sealy has won six straight at home, while La Vega won six straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Silsbee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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